Judge, 1929-12-21 · page 4 of 36
Judge — December 21, 1929 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two distinct pieces: **"In Washington"** (top): Political verse mocking Congress—baggage handlers, marital dissatisfaction, and international peace conferences. The satire targets governmental dysfunction and the predictability of diplomatic disputes. **"Helping Hands"** (bottom): A domestic humor cartoon showing an elderly man and woman discussing Christmas tree decoration. They debate whether the tree looks "top-heavy," discuss decorating choices (candles vs. lights), and recount a cautionary tale about a neighbor's tree fire. The humor derives from elderly characters' nostalgic bickering over holiday traditions and their tendency toward worry. Both pieces reflect early 20th-century Judge magazine's approach: combining political commentary with gentle domestic comedy. The artwork style and sensibility suggest this is from approximately the 1910s-1920s era.
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JUDGE In Washington A careful ge smasher master seeks; h For Congress is assembling, | ij And baggage often leaks. , | ] Married life, once remarked a sage, | is merely a habit. Yes, and the trou- | ble is too many people break themselves of it. re trying to When there are no other disputes on hand, the nations can always argue about where the next peace conference to be held. And the light of a woman's life too often turns out to be just a dim fool. | | co’ goa | Sandy McGregor lights up the Christmas tree for the kiddies. Helping Hands After the Tree Is All Trimmed “It looks pretty top-heavy to me, old man. Of course, it may be all right, but you'd hate to rit fall i If I were | over on the kids, you know. you, I'd do it over ” “Candles may be old-fashioned, but I like ‘em a lot better than’ these strings of colored lights. Why, if one bulb goes flooey, the whole works is shot, and they're sure to get a short circuit before you're through.” “Is that all the presents you've got to pile around the base? Well, I'd certainly get some red tissne paper and a few extra boxes, then. Looks pretty bare to me.” “It doesn’t look so bad, but you've got all the tinsel and popcorn strings i in the front. You can't see anything but nd broken branches fro the sides. No, we're not having any tree. Too dangerous. Why, two years ago Charlie Henry’s tree fell down and set fire to the Swedish maid and the chow dog. There was hell to pay.” ‘ot so bad, but you don’t get the trees we used to get. They hand you out any kind of a skimpy hemlock now and tell you it's a Norwegian spruce. Most of 'em look like the frame of an “You know, doctor, I haven't felt well ever since I came to Naples!” old umbrella !” “Ah, well, see Naples an’ die,’ you know!” —Sraniey Jones comicbooks.com